Pioneering digital drama One Life Stand scooped five prizes at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards in Glasgow on Sunday evening including best drama and best writer and director for its creator May Miles Thomas.
The low-budget, independent feature also secured best film performance for actress Maureen Carr. Thomas also received the Scottish Screen Award For Outstanding Achievement which honours an individual talent and carries a £10,000 prize to be used as seed finance for a future production.
Caroline Paterson, a former star of UK soap Eastenders, celebrated her move behind the camera by winning best television director for the BBC Scotland clubland drama Tinsel Town.
Main Prize Winners:
Best Television Production:
Coming Soon
(Dir/Scr: Annie Griffin. Prod: Anna Campeau)
Best Writer:
May Miles Thomas - One Life Stand
Best Animation:
Campbell McAllister - How The Sea Was Salt
Best Director - Television
Caroline Paterson - Tinsel Town
Best New Media:
Eolas Media Ltd - Timewalk Village
Best Director - Film:
May Miles Thomas - One Life Stand
Best Documentary:
Kara Johnson - Body And Soul
Best Film Performance:
Maureen Carr - One Life Stand
Outstanding Craft:
Simon Dennis - Sex & Death
Best Producer:
Robbie Allen - Tinsel Town
Best Composer Or Original Sound Design:
Paul Leonard-Morgan - Reflections Upon The Origin Of The Pineapple
Best Short Film:
What Do Busy People Do All Day'
(Dir: Martin Morrison)
Best Television Performance:
Stuart Wilkinson - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Best Drama:
One Life Stand
Scottish Screen Award For Outstanding Achievement:
May Miles Thomas
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